Committees and Councils

Innovation Advisory Committee

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The Innovation Advisory Committee consists of venture capitalists, tech incubators and accelerators, retail strategists and academics who advise NRF on engagement strategies to strengthen connections between the venture, technology, and retail communities.

  • Bain Capital Ventures – Scott Friend, Partner

  • BlackFin Capital Partners – Dave Finnegan, Advisor

  • Bright Pixel Capital – Miguel Cabral Bagulho, Investment Director

  • Capitalize VC – Tessa Flippin, Founder and Managing Partner

  • CAPTIS Ventures – Debra Langley, Partner

  • Coefficent Capital – Arpon Ray, Partner

  • Commerce Ventures – Matt Nichols, General Partner

  • Corazon Capital – Smriti Jayaraman, Principal

  • Data Collective Venture Capital – Bill Purcell, Managing Partner

  • DNX Ventures – Richard Koo, Principal 

  • dunnhumby – Leo Nagdas, Head of Corporate Development

  • Fast Retailing – David Grant, SVP of Technology

  • Fernbrook Capital Management – Marigay McKee, Managing Partner

  • Forrester Research – Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst

  • FTC – Michael Reidbord, President

  • Harbor Freight – Jean-Michel Kientz, CTO

  • igniteXL Ventures – Claire Chang, Founding Partner

  • Imaginary Ventures – Logan Langberg, Partner

  • Interlace Ventures – Vincent Diallo, Managing Partner

  • Kapai Consulting – Peter Burggraaff, Associate Director

  • LFX Venture Partners – Janie Yu, Partner

  • Lyra Ventures – Alicia Teo, Associate

  • New Black – Greg Merrill, Advisor

  • NewRoad Capital Partners – Josh Jewett, Operating Partner

  • Plug and Play Ventures – Ignacio Miranda, Investor

  • Retail Innovation Club – Oren Paran, Managing Director

  • RevTech Ventures – David Matthews, Managing Director

  • Silicon Road Ventures – Sid Mookerji, Founder and Managing Partner

  • The New York Fashion Tech Lab – Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director

  • Triangle Capital – Richard Kestenbaum, Co-founder and Partner

  • True Global – Liam Buswell, Director

  • Tusk Strategies – Seth Webb, Executive Vice President

  • W23 Global – Shelly Zeaiter, Chief Operating Officer

  • Walmart – Ram Rampalli, VP of New Growth and Ventures

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See more information about the NRF Innovation Lab here.